100% improvement in transition rates for girls from O-Level to A-Level

80% improvement in transition rates for girls from for A-Level to university

99.9% reduction in schoolgirl pregnancy rates

99% reduction in sexual harassment

100% of girls in school committees and other leadership roles

Girls are:

Assertive

Confident in facing challenges

Able to solve

Aware of their rights

Able to defend their rights

Empowered to understand they are equal to boys

Able to compete favourably with boys

Active in community programmes, e.g., support to orphans, the poor, etc.

“I was a student at FAWE Girls’ School from 1999 to 2005. I studied Mathematics and Physics at A-Level which my family and my friends did not want me to study. They used to tell me that girls can’t manage Science courses. I didn’t listen to them because I wanted to challenge what they were calling reality. It was not easy but I thank FAWE mentors like Nyakurama who is my role model in my studies.”

Grace Kabatesi
Third year student
Department of Computer Engineering and Information Technology
Kigali Institute of Science and Technology

“Since we come from diverse backgrounds, each of us has gone through her/his own difficulties in life. I come from a humble background. My parents struggled to pay school fees. After just one term in Senior One I was asked to leave school. My parents didn’t do that because they didn’t want me to study, but because they had no money or any other means. I was feeling isolated and worried over my future. My performance at school was excellent but as time went on, it started to decline. It felt like the end of my life was approaching. But then FAWE stepped in. Luckily I was enrolled on a scholarship programme. This assistance eliminated my academic problems by enabling me to get school fees, sanitary kits and transport. For this reason, I am determined to continue my studies up to university and ultimately help myself, my country and those in a similar situation.”

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